Killing Spree! The Reborn Villain Crushes the Prestigious Clans! - Chapter 24:

Chapter 24: Immortal Spirit Forest, Grand Myriad-Treasures Tomb!

Everyone withdrew their hands, leaving Li Jingtian under immense pressure. Surrounded by strange glances from the other Supreme experts, he let out a dry chuckle. “Please don’t misunderstand, everyone. My son hasn’t arrived yet—I dare not let go.”

At those words, the crowd understood.

Ye Fan was overjoyed and quickly picked up speed, pulling Li Qingxuan with him as they dashed through the entrance of the ancient ruin.

A few more hours passed before Li Kun, still visibly pale, arrived slowly. He nodded briefly toward the gritted-teeth Li Jingtian, then entered the ruin without delay.

Only after his silhouette disappeared did Li Jingtian finally let go. His face was drained, and he had to take several deep breaths to recover his strength.

As the crack sealed, the membrane reformed completely, and soon, scenes of the prodigies within the ancient ruin began to appear on its surface.

…

Inside the ruin, Jiang Wang descended from the sky and landed within a stretch of rolling mountains.

This ancient ruin was a sealed world, and after countless years, the spiritual Qi inside had grown extremely rich. Even ordinary trees here were soaked in spiritual Qi.

Shen Ruyan landed beside Jiang Wang, scanning the area with a confused expression.

Everyone entering this place was under thirty years old, most just around twenty. The youngest, like Jiang Wang, had just reached adulthood. The ancient ruin opened only once every hundred years, so it was the first time any of them had entered—it was normal to be unfamiliar with the environment.

But what others didn’t know had nothing to do with Jiang Wang. After all, he had lived a second life and already knew where the opportunities and treasures lay hidden in this place.

He carefully examined the surroundings and quickly recognized the location.

This was the Immortal Spirit Forest.

A Myriad Phenomena Realm cultivator had once perished here, giving the forest its name. Though this powerful being had died countless years ago, the residual pressure from his corpse still lingered, making Primordial Ferocious Beasts rare in this region.

Moreover, there was a native tribe near the tomb, calling themselves the Tomb Guardians. They protected the tomb and fed on those very beasts.

This area wasn’t suitable for hunting Primordial Ferocious Beasts. However, that Myriad Phenomena Realm cultivator’s grand tomb would be worth visiting in the days ahead—especially since one of Ye Fan’s fated opportunities was located there, just waiting to be snatched away.

While the Immortal Spirit Forest was devoid of beasts, an adjacent ancient ground teemed with them. Jiang Wang turned to Shen Ruyan and said, “This area isn’t ideal for hunting Primordial Ferocious Beasts. I know another place—beasts are plentiful there, and it also holds a great opportunity. Let’s go now.”

Shen Ruyan was slightly stunned. Why was Jiang Wang so familiar with the terrain of this ancient ruin?

Although puzzled, she inexplicably found herself trusting him just by hearing his voice.

Jiang Wang didn’t explain. Even Emperors could only traverse the river of time—they couldn’t change it. The fact that he had lived a second life was too unbelievable to share.

Without further delay, he led Shen Ruyan toward the treasure land etched into his memory.

…

Elsewhere, Ye Fan and Li Qingxuan had arrived in a desert.

Li Qingxuan looked worried. Ye Fan said confidently, “Don’t worry, Qingxuan. I’ll make sure you obtain a great opportunity here in the ancient ruin. Your clan will never dare to look down on you again.”

Li Qingxuan smiled faintly. “I’ve always believed in you, Brother Ye Fan.”

Ye Fan nodded, then suddenly clutched his abdomen, his face turning pale. “Qingxuan, do you still have any Spirit Pills to suppress my Dao injury? I’m starting to feel pain again.”

Li Qingxuan’s expression stiffened. After hesitating a moment, she pulled a Spirit Pill from her storage ring. “Brother Ye Fan, this is the last one. Everything we brought back from the Jiang Clan was already traded for these pills. There’s nothing left.”

“It’s fine. Once we find a great opportunity in the ruin, we’ll have as many of these pills as we want.” He swallowed the pill whole, and only then did the pain begin to subside.

Watching him, Li Qingxuan forced a smile, which soon faded.

The past three months had been tough for her.

She’d thought that bringing Ye Fan back to her family would win her parents’ approval and finally free her from her engagement with Jiang Wang. But the moment her parents learned she had left the Jiang Clan, they were furious.

She had hoped Ye Fan would stand up for her. Instead, one arrogant outburst from him destroyed their impression of him completely.

“Old fool, thirty years east, thirty years west. Don’t underestimate a poor youth!” he had shouted before storming off.

Since then, caught between both sides, she had been utterly miserable.

Worse, Ye Fan’s Dao injury required a constant supply of Spirit Pills. When she left the Jiang Clan, she hadn’t taken many Cultivation Resources, assuming she’d return soon.

Now, everything had been used up.

“This time in the ancient ruin… Jiang Wang must’ve realized his mistake. When we get out, I’ll just give him a face-saving way out,” Li Qingxuan thought to herself.

…

BOOM!

A deafening explosion shook the ground beneath Shen Ruyan’s feet. She looked forward in shock—Jiang Wang stood before a massive ferocious beast… now lifeless.

“He fought a Primordial Ferocious Beast bare-handed… and didn’t take a single scratch. His physical body is even stronger than the beast’s!” she whispered in disbelief. “Just how strong are you, Jiang Wang?”

Jiang Wang calmly extracted the beast core.

“A Mysterious Spirit Realm Earth Spirit Giant Ape… even with a trace of ancestral bloodline, still not worth mentioning.” He stored the beast core, visibly disappointed.

So far, he had hunted three Primordial Ferocious Beasts and obtained three beast cores. But none of the beasts had powerful bloodlines, and the cores were mediocre at best.

As dusk fell, he decided not to search for more.

Instead, he set up a pot on the spot, cut the most refined meat from the beast, and began simmering it.

Body cultivation relied on two key elements.

First, the ability to endure excruciating pain. Every breakthrough was about breaking one’s limits, a torturous but necessary process. If you could bear it, you would emerge transformed.

Second, it required vast amounts of blood Qi.

Where could blood Qi be found?

Aside from Spirit Pills and Treasures, it came from others’ blood.

But stealing blood from people would make one a demonic cultivator in essence.

Ferocious beasts, however, were different. They were just animals—draining their blood Qi was perfectly acceptable.